Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 8,257 posts is dedicated to providing great information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Meredith Mathews (1919-1992)
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Ernest “Rip” Patton (1940–2021)
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Milton P. Webster (1887-1965)
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Leondra Reid Kruger (1976- )

Explore Global African History

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Learie Constantine (1901-1971)
Juan Marichal
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Juan Antonio Marichal (1937- )
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Timbuktu (ca. 1100- )
James Africanus Beale Horton
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James Africanus Beale Horton (1835-1883)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

NIH Poster on Race and Mental Illness
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Mental Illness in Black Community, 1700-2019: A Short History
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Pacific Bound: California’s 1852 Fugitive Slave Law
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The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute: A Brief History
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Nicomedes Santa Cruz: A Black Public Intellectual in Twentieth-Century Peru

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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